OpenVMS Licenses Available Free for Educational and Hobbyist Use

Joe St Sauver, Ph.D.
Director, User Services and Network Applications
joe@uoregon.edu

Most of our readers are aware that Linux and various BSD operating systems (FreeBSD, NetBSD, etc.) are freely available. But what you may not know is that free OpenVMS licenses are also available for hobbyist and educational uses.

For details about the OpenVMS free licensing program, please see: http://www.openvmshobbyist.org/ and/or
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvmsedu/index.html Note that there are some requirements that must be met:

• modest media charges may apply
• OpenVMS will only run on specific VAX/Alpha/Itanium hardware
• the license program grants only year-long (renewable) licenses

Despite such requirements, this is still a fantastic opportunity for those of you who may be interested in trying OpenVMS.